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How to photograph the moon on your phone or camera with the best settings

Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of taking pictures of the moon When a full moon rises, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and get an Instagram-worthy photograph, but unfortunately it’s really challenging to take a great picture of the moon. Two reasons: it is very …

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Huawei lawyers claim emails prove US has no grounds to extradite CFO from Canada

Lawyers will try to persuade Canadian court to permit new documents to be introduced as evidence to clear Meng Wanzhou US justice department’s battle to extradite Meng Wanzhou from Canada has taken a fresh turn as lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer claimed that internal emails and bank documents prove there is no grounds to …

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Twitter in India faces criminal charges for Kashmir map ‘treason’

Graphic depicted Kashmir region as separate country, adding to tension between social media firm and state Twitter is facing criminal charges in India after the site published a map that incorrectly showed the turbulent Indian region of Kashmir as a separate country. On Monday night a report was filed to police in the state of …

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‘It just doesn’t stop!’ Do we need a new law to ban out-of-hours emails?

During the pandemic many workers have felt more under siege than ever from work emails that arrive at all hours. Could the legal right to disconnect help? For 10 years, Jonathan has been available on email. He receives messages as early as 6am and as late as midnight, and steadily for a 12-hour stretch every …

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Lawsuits seeking breakup of Facebook dismissed in setback for US regulators

Federal judge ruled suits by FTC and state attorneys general didn’t provide enough evidence to prove Facebook was a monopoly A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech …

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Google search feature gives wrong guidance on UK self-isolation rules

Information was parsed from gov.uk website incorrectly, leading to possible confusion over Covid requirements Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Google has been sharing incorrect instructions on contact tracing through its Covid-19 “common questions” feature, advising some users that they can stop self-isolating when NHS rules say the opposite. The flaw is …

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Why aren’t more girls in the UK choosing to study computing and technology?

As the proportion of girls taking these subjects remains low, teachers reveal why they believe that is and what they’re doing about it Getting women into tech careers has never been more important, but teachers believe old-fashioned stereotypes about subjects such as design and technology and computer science put girls off choosing them at school. …

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EU rules UK data protection is ‘adequate’ in boost for business

Long-awaited decision allows information to continue to flow to and from Britain British data protection standards are “adequate”, the EU has ruled in a long-awaited decision that lets digital information continue to flow between the UK and the bloc. But Brussels warned Boris Johnson’s government against weakening UK standards. Failure to get a positive decision …

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Telstra ramps up 5G in regional Australia despite Covid conspiracy theories and protests

Telco says 75% of population now able to access new technology and most regional communities welcome extra coverage Covid-19 conspiracy theories and protests did not prevent Telstra from ramping up its 5G network construction over the past year, with 75% of the population now able to access the new technology. In the past year, despite …

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